by Garris Elkins | Oct 18, 2017 | Deliverance, Discipleship, Fear, Hope, Humility, Peace, Power, Provision, Restoration, Revelation, Thankfulness
Last week, I flew to Spokane, Washington and rented a car to drive to Libby, Montana where I was to minister for several days. The forecast was for snow during part of my stay so I was concerned with the three-hour drive I would have through the Rocky Mountains. At...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 17, 2017 | Holy Spirit, Identity, Love, Obedience, Power, Spiritual Warfare
There is a vast difference between being consumed by the love of God or being devoured by a work of hell. The dictionary definition of “consumed” carries with it the meaning, “to do away with completely, to use up”. “Devour” means “to eat up or prey upon...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 13, 2017 | Courage, Deliverance, Discipline, Faith, God, Miracles, Power, Revelation
There are times when we use the words “turn around” to mean our life will turn around when God shows up and turns our life around in a dramatic fashion. It doesn’t always work that way. When Jan and I lived in the West Indies we were based in Kingston, Jamaica....
by Garris Elkins | Oct 12, 2017 | Favor, Freedom, Justice, Prayer, Pride, Provision, Revelation, Supernatural, Wisdom, Word
The words, “Ripe Reasoning”, came to my mind after a few moments of spontaneous prayer in the Spirit. I had never heard that phrase before and knew it was the vocabulary of Heaven describing something God was about to do in this season of time. I also knew I was...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 11, 2017 | Courage, Deliverance, Faith, Father, Freedom, Future, Identity, Love, Miracles, Trust
For the last week, Jan and I have been staying in a beautiful hotel near Portland, Oregon. Last week, I was speaking at a conference, then on Sunday I spoke at a local church and for the last few days, we attended yet another conference. It has been a full and rich...
